Table 1.
Patient characteristics (N = 71)
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 66.0 [51.0–78.5] |
| Sex (male) | 48 (68%) |
| APACHE II score on admission | 23.0 [16.0–31.0] |
| SOFA score on admission | 6.0 [3.0–9.0] |
| Diagnosis | |
| Trauma | 18 (25%) |
| Cardiac arrest | 18 (25%) |
| Sepsis | 12 (17%) |
| Central nervous system disorder | 7 (10%) |
| Acute cardiac failure | 6 (8%) |
| Acute respiratory failure | 6 (8%) |
| Others | 4 (6%) |
| Antibiotics when feces were collected (no. of feces samples = 238) | |
| Penicillins | 108 (45%) |
| Carbapenems | 58 (24%) |
| Cephalosporins | 37 (16%) |
| Vancomycin or linezolid or daptomycin | 30 (13%) |
| Quinolones | 9 (4%) |
| Others | 38 (16%) |
| Mortality | 24 (34%) |
| Cause of death | |
| Multiple organ failure | 10 (14%) |
| Cardiac failure | 8 (11%) |
| Brain death | 6 (8%) |
Data are presented as median [interquartile range] or number (percentage)
APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment